Although other sects had participated in the Investiture of the Gods War, it had primarily been an internal conflict among the Three Pure Ones.
Before the Investiture of the Gods War, the Three Pure Ones had been evenly matched in strength. They had also been the three strongest figures in the Three Realms; even Buddha and the others had fallen far short of them.
However, after the Investiture of the Gods War, Taishang Laojun had swiftly become a Saint-level expert, becoming the strongest being in the Three Realms.
Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Cult Leader, meanwhile, had both declined somewhat in strength.
Maitreya Buddha and Buddha of the Buddhist Sect, along with Zhenyuan Daxian of Five Manor Temple, had seized that opportunity to develop rapidly. Their strength had increased as well, allowing them to catch up to Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Cult Leader.
From that point onward, the great powers of the Three Realms had formed a situation of one supreme power and many strong ones.
After Jiang Ziya finished speaking, everyone present looked rather displeased and somewhat awkward.
Though these matters were all true, few people in the Three Realms had ever spoken of them. Some truths could not be voiced and could only be kept hidden in one's heart.
What was more, this concerned the most powerful figures in the Three Realms. Sometimes, one could not even think about such matters, much less say them aloud in front of those very people.
"Jiang Ziya, I called you here to discuss the Divine-Strike Whip. Why did you go off on such a tangent?" Yuanshi Tianzun said, already deeply dissatisfied.
Jiang Ziya said, "Master, the reason I said all that is because I do not wish to take part in the struggles of the Three Realms any longer. I do not